New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-12

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however. Then there four other ANAL yachts In
80 %ssS az
:ess feSSsop sailed on the
about hi. part IN the rescue though dOzen moro
people owed their lives directly to him German 1s
Barren Island but turned back after he found that his
aid was not needed. e. ,.s.u
There were crowds Of anxious people all day Yesterday
landing. and every boat coming In WAS
eagerly looked through for additional dead bodies Inc
arrival Of the Mystery ITSELF with its melancholy cargo
was the sensation Of the day. Two or three womet
tainted. and many more, who had reauyes or
The bodies were taken out by one aud carried over
to livery sas Where sysrsd hy w Tslo arpsan
wait for the undertaken. All were sent home
Captain william son, Of the Christina, said yesterday
that his boat had always been considered less safe than
sny S and
that the Mystery undoubtedly struck the bottom Win
water was not conclusive shs had drItted further
into the channel with the tide The cnanne rs
sail through Captain HendrcSsen might have run
little closer than he thought no was going ana ' Inc
Captain Williamson explained tho difficulty on board
the Christina by saying that Germsn rrv ~
get to the sinking yacht. and that he had
pull up sharply Keep from caP.zing The anchor
people had stated but to hold the Christina near the
scene OF the accident
hrinS' VI Sdn"r sio ""S cuo Va ~.
ines Of the capsziDg. She had gone down with Mrs
OBren guest Of the Crescent Club and had taken
her little with her On the Mystery, just before u
turned she cried to the boy to jump and SWIM ana
them taking OF Mrs OBricns little girls IN ner arms
she jumped herself She managed to keep the Dao ao9ve
water until the cook Robinson came and saved us IRE
with her Her little was caught In the MYstery
rigging and drowned. Captain Hendricksen ana MS son
have been caught In the same way Tor Doth were
good swimmers One of the survivors says that the cap
tans last words before lie sank tho third time were:
"Oh, my God can't somebody give me knife
one OF the most desperate OF the sufferers by the accident
His daughter lost, though bis son Was saved ne
grew frantic when he heard the news ana maze TWO
attempts to jump out OF the wlnqow OF tue Day VIC"
House. Finally he had TO be put under guard
John Oberner his wife and three children In tne
accident and threw all the blame OF IL Oh his own WIZ
fuiness He the small yacht Anna and went GOWN
to Rnffie Island on her sunday with some friends WINE
his wife and the children took passage on Inc MyseLy
His vile wanted to come back on tne
Anna, and had to be persuaded 70 go ineo
the Mystery on the way back. He thought that she
w0ud have better time on the larger boat WIN 'no
other ladies and the children. N. -.
George Brande. OF Bushwck ave- and BarrettsI, was
full too, OF sefreproaches. He had Insisted on MS
mothers going the yacht for the SAIL lnoug sue
had a strong prejudice against the unfortunate soop
Hers the first body TO be picked up after the accident
and niece He walked up and down the beach Tor houis
calling his mother TO return. and although TWO Oh ms
friends constantly at his side trying 10 coior' n
he simply kept moaning and wringing his hands
George Wagner of No. Is Graham-ave, was amons
the party from Williamsburg on the beach VINO
had csuse for hanks His mother had made arrange
to sail with tho rest on that soop but her son u
duced her, nay not 10 and he took her on announcer
boat
Captain Hendrcksen, of the Mystery left wife and